88
Minimalist in its aesthetics and soundtrack, quiet and deliberate in its plot, but nonetheless familiar--endearing and a vital addition to the small but growing Tibetan cinema.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
80
It’s both a sly piece of ethnography and a social satire that reads like a cosmic joke…right up until its climax makes the chuckle catch in your throat.
90
Old Dog has the look and feel of a documentary, which adds senses of urgency and immediacy to a tale that moves at a languid, but never boring, pace.
70
The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis
Raw and resolute, this unsettling fable feels driven by an anger that remains largely unexpressed.
50
The Hollywood Reporter by John DeFore
Crude production values are a stumbling block for bare-bones tale.
80
A spare but stealthily powerful tale.